Bytes Europe<p>Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight leaves more than 50 Palestinians dead <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/889625/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/889625/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/20242025MideastWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20242025MideastWars</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/disarmament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disarmament</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HostageSituations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HostageSituations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternationalAgreements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalAgreements</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IsraelHamasWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelHamasWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrisonerExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonerExchange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WarAndUnrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarAndUnrest</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a></p>
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ABC Feeds<p>Dozens killed, tens of thousands displaced as Israel signals Gaza land grab<br>By Matthew Doran</p><p>Gaza's health ministry says children are among the dead in an Israeli strike on a UN-run clinic in the strip's north, where people had been sheltering.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/israel-gaza-land-grab-fresh-strikes-kill-dozens/105130516" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/isr</span><span class="invisible">ael-gaza-land-grab-fresh-strikes-kill-dozens/105130516</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/UnrestConflictandWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnrestConflictandWar</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/TerritorialDisputes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TerritorialDisputes</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/WorldPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GovernmentandPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentandPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MatthewDoran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MatthewDoran</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Opinion | Syria Is Trying to Rebuild Without Humanitarian Aid or Sanction Relief <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/886046/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/886046/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EmbargoesAndSanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmbargoesAndSanctions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>In Myanmar's darkest hour, this dictator cloaks the country in secrecy<br>By Bill Birtles</p><p>Multiple Western aid agencies said they have struggled to get personnel into Myanmar as the ruling junta leads the response to the country's largest natural disaster in years.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/min-aung-hlaing-myanmar-junta-leader-response-earthquake-aid/105121160" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/min</span><span class="invisible">-aung-hlaing-myanmar-junta-leader-response-earthquake-aid/105121160</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/WorldPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/BillBirtles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillBirtles</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>In Myanmar's darkest hour, this dictator cloaks the country in secrecy<br>By Bill Birtles</p><p>Multiple Western aid agencies said they have struggled to get personnel into Myanmar as the ruling junta leads the response to the country's largest natural disaster in years.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/min-aung-hlaing-myanmar-junta-leader-response-earthquake-aid/105121160" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/min</span><span class="invisible">-aung-hlaing-myanmar-junta-leader-response-earthquake-aid/105121160</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/WorldPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/BillBirtles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillBirtles</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> cuts cripple American response to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/earthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthquake</span></a><br>
Three days after the quake, there are NO teams from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> on the ground in Myanmar, a stark illustration of how Trump has upended America’s role in disaster response.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SoftPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/31/myanmar-earthquake-thailand-usaid-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/world/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/31/myanmar-earthquake-thailand-usaid-trump/</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Gaza’s bakeries could shut down within a week under Israel’s blockade of all food and supplies <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/879214/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/879214/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AlexandraSaif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlexandraSaif</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Blockades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blockades</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Children</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FoodAndDrink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodAndDrink</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GavinKelleher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GavinKelleher</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GazaStrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaStrip</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HaniAlmadhoun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HaniAlmadhoun</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HumanitarianCrises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanitarianCrises</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IsraelGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OlgaCherevko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OlgaCherevko</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RachaelCummings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RachaelCummings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/recipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recipes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RemaMegat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RemaMegat</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SamMednick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SamMednick</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SamRose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SamRose</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SaveTheChildren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTheChildren</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedNations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WarAndUnrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarAndUnrest</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WaterShortages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterShortages</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Window for Myanmar quake rescues closing as Russian and Chinese teams arrive<br>By Bill Birtles</p><p>In Myanmar, there are reports of screaming coming from piles of rubble as the window to find earthquake survivors is quickly diminishing.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/myanmar-earthquake-rescue-china-russia-teams-arrive-/105115410" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/mya</span><span class="invisible">nmar-earthquake-rescue-china-russia-teams-arrive-/105115410</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/DisasterRelief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterRelief</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/BillBirtles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillBirtles</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Window for Myanmar quake rescues closing as Russian and Chinese teams arrive<br>By Bill Birtles</p><p>In Myanmar, there are reports of screaming coming from piles of rubble as the window to find earthquake survivors is quickly diminishing.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/myanmar-earthquake-rescue-china-russia-teams-arrive-/105115410" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/mya</span><span class="invisible">nmar-earthquake-rescue-china-russia-teams-arrive-/105115410</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/DisasterRelief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisasterRelief</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/BillBirtles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillBirtles</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> wants businesses to run <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> services ‘as much as possible’<br>
<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s effort is pushing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a> — a longtime goal for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> & for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> alike — across <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mail</span></a> delivery. Federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RealEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealEstate</span></a>. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> grants. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin is moving to privatize a sweeping number of govt functions & assets….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RichGetRicher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RichGetRicher</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporations</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/30/doge-privatize-government-usps-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/technology/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/30/doge-privatize-government-usps-trump/</span></a></p>
Stakeholders SGV<p>The <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> was added to the CIVICUS Monitor <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Watchlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Watchlist</span></a> due to concerns about declining <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a>, particularly under the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CIVICUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CIVICUS</span></a>, a global alliance of civil society groups, cited actions such as: cuts to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a>; crackdowns on <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diversity</span></a> initiatives; attempts to restrict <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MediaFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaFreedom</span></a> or the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreePress</span></a>; and threats to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dissent</span></a>. The <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> has rejected this assessment, asserting that President Trump is leading the most transparent administration in history. </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Watchlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Watchlist</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DEI</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://time.com/7266334/us-h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">time.com/7266334/us-h</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
David Zappelli<p>The <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> was added to the CIVICUS Monitor <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Watchlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Watchlist</span></a> due to concerns about declining <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a>, particularly under the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CIVICUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CIVICUS</span></a>, a global alliance of civil society groups, cited actions such as: cuts to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a>; crackdowns on <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diversity</span></a> initiatives; attempts to restrict <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MediaFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaFreedom</span></a> or the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreePress</span></a>; and threats to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dissent</span></a>. The <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> has rejected this assessment, asserting that President Trump is leading the most transparent administration in history. </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Watchlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Watchlist</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DEI</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://time.com/7266334/us-human-rights-watchlist-civil-liberties/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/7266334/us-human-righ</span><span class="invisible">ts-watchlist-civil-liberties/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The "majority view" in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> sees some of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s moves as an "own goal"</p><p>Da asserts that most Chinese people he talks w/viewed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> agency, as one of America's strengths, improving its image & influence in the developing world. Virtually eliminating the agency was "in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>'s interest."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SoftPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftPower</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1946231/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1946231/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DevelopingCountries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DevelopingCountries</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/gavi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gavi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MedicineAndHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicineAndHealth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticsAndGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheVaccineAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheVaccineAlliance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesAgencyForInternationalDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesAgencyForInternationalDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USANews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VaccinationAndImmunization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaccinationAndImmunization</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Foreign Aid Cuts Could Mean 10 Million More HIV Infections By 2030 - and Almost 3 Million Extra Deaths: [The Conversation Africa] In January, the Trump administration ordered a broad pause on all US funding for foreign aid. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJmwdy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJmw</span><span class="invisible">dy</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/HIVAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HIVAwareness</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p>NY Times - <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> Trump Administration to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries…<br>A document obtained by The Times shows the extraordinary scale and reach of the slashed spending at U.S.A.I.D. Support for efforts to combat malaria, one of the biggest killers globally, will also be significantly scaled back. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>🤬 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> to End <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccine</span></a> Funding for Poor Countries</p><p>A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by NYT lists the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin’s plans for thousands of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> programs.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GAVI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAVI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SoftPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheCrueltyIsThePoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCrueltyIsThePoint</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/health/usaid-cuts-gavi-bird-flu.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=0B1E1CC6-D21C-41FD-BBF7-6EF340A550AA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/26/health/</span><span class="invisible">usaid-cuts-gavi-bird-flu.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=0B1E1CC6-D21C-41FD-BBF7-6EF340A550AA</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Budget looks to dampen ‘the Trump effect’ on Pacific, South-East Asia aid<br>By Stephen Dziedzic</p><p>The federal government is quietly reshaping its overseas development program as the Pacific and South-East Asia grapple with the prospect of sweeping cuts to US aid.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/federal-budget-foreign-aid-spending/105095584" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/fed</span><span class="invisible">eral-budget-foreign-aid-spending/105095584</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GovernmentandPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentandPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/StephenDziedzic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StephenDziedzic</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorJanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorJanetMills</span></a> fires back after <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s demand for 'full throated apology'</p><p>by Randy Billings, Mon, March 24, 2025</p><p>Mar. 24—"Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Monday brushed off President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s weekend demand that she issue a 'full throated apology' for publicly challenging him during a White House event last month.</p><p>"The governor responded to Trump's social media post while at a public event in Bangor. But it was not an apology.</p><p>"Mills contested Trump's claims that he wants to protect women through his executive order barring <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a> from women's sports, pointing out that women in the United States and around the world will be hurt by his moves to eliminate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a>, attack <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>, and impose <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> that will spark <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TradeWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWars</span></a> and drive up consumer prices.</p><p>"'If the current occupant of the White House wants to protect women and girls, he should start by protecting the women and teenage girls who are suffering <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/miscarriages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>miscarriages</span></a> and dying because they can't get basic, life-saving health care in states across this country,' Mills said, according to the Bangor Daily News. 'If he truly cares about women and girls and people of this country, let's see the economic plan. Let's see the health care plan. Let's see the education plan.'</p><p>"Mills, who was in Bangor celebrating the purchase of a mobile home park by its residents under a new state law, added that 'if he cares about women and girls, he should talk about the little girls and boys and infants in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sudan</span></a> and other countries who are dying right now because he has cut off their supply of food and life-saving medicines.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/gov-mills-fires-back-trumps-224700049.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/gov-mills-fires</span><span class="invisible">-back-trumps-224700049.html</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeeYouInCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeeYouInCourt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTransYouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTransYouth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProBirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProBirth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensHealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GirlsHealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GirlsHealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorMills</span></a></p>
Jason Yip<p>How much <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> is spent domestically rather than overseas? <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-domestic-overseas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid</span><span class="invisible">-domestic-overseas</span></a></p>
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